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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Thu morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
650
700
700
700
700
650
700
650
1750
650
600
600
650
km/h
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SE
40
ESE
60
SE
55
SSE
25
E
30
ENE
45
ESE
65
ESE
70
SE
60
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
8
4
—
0.5
0.2
4
1.2
1.5
max °C
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
5
6
7
6
5
4
3
3
min °C
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
5
6
5
4
4
3
2
 chill °C
0
-2
-4
-4
-2
-1
-4
-5
-3
-2
2
0
-4
-4
-5
-4
Freezing level m
1000
950
1050
1000
1000
1100
1100
1350
1800
2050
3000
2850
1850
1650
1550
1550
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Sunrise
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7:11
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7:15
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7:18
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7:20
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7:24
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Sunset
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6:58
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6:54
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6:51
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6:46
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6:44
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Thu morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
119 km SSE
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
54 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 315).
19
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
160 km SW
139m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 12).
6
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
161 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
162 km NE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.